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As much as I love to get out and do public speaking, running a business can make it really hard to find the time to travel, deliver a presentation and keep up with the day to day operations. Especially without worrying about what you may be missing back at the office.

The focus of the presentation is set to be on how technology isn't just disruptive, but it is changing the way we communicate. In a world where our technology is so pervasive that we spend most of our time looking like this...

How odd is it that I am going to drive to the airport, take 2 flights (apparently getting to Maine isn't easy) and then a long cab ride from the airport to the event to deliver a 45 minute presentation to a group of people who eat, drink and sleep technology?

It is nothing if not ironic, but at the same time the fact that we still like live human to human connections. In a recent (2013) Desoto study it was verified that we like our live interactions when more than 75% of the respondents said they want to attend more live in person events in the coming year. So perhaps technology is driving us to be more connected by virtual means, but as humans we still seek the social interaction.

Nevertheless, the actual data says we spend far more time interacting with loved ones in a virtual capacity and this trend will continue to proliferate as technology disrupts our lives and makes it easier to keep in touch.

Moving into the future the disruption will continue. Not just how we communicate with those we know, but also those we don't know. The way brands will market to individuals and how we as individuals gain access to our digital assets. Our lives are amidst a storm of disruption, but to some extent it has become so ubiquitous to our existence that we may not even realize it.